Type: Events
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The Military Father of the District: Walter Morrison and the First World War
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “In 1914 Walter...
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The Influence of John Ruskin on the Morrison-Funded 1880 Restoration of St Michael’s Church, Kirkby Malham
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “John Ruskin is...
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The Making of Walter Morrison: Family, Wealth, Education, Travel, Radicalism and Public Service
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “In his fifties,...
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Rinse and Repeat: Christian Evolution and Kingsley’s ‘The Water-Babies’
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. ‘Many consider the...
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Why Argentina?
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “Commercial and political...
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From Travellers’ Tales to Triangulation: The Early Exploration of the Holy Land by the Palestine Exploration Fund
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “Founded in 1865...
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“We’ll Build it Here, Brassington!”
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. This lecture, by...
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The Victorian Rite of Passage: Women, Travel and Empire
Explore the life and times of Walter Morrison in this lecture series featuring academics, archivists and architects. “Travel could be...
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New Date: Love Your Old Building with Heritage Builder Kevin Woods
The Folly’s builder, Kevin, will explain how problems can arise in old buildings and what techniques are suitable to repair...
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Graveyard Tours with Sarah Lister
Local historian Sarah Lister presents six brand new tours of Settle’s Holy Ascension Graveyard. Discover the heroes and villains, lucky...
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A Foodie History of The Folly: Heritage Open Days 2021
A Foodie History of The Folly takes you on a tour of Settle’s wonderful Grade I prospect house, built in...
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Intrepid Explorers: Graveyard Tour (Sunday)
Local historian Sarah Lister presents: Intrepid Explorers – Our 19th century adventurers are going to conquer the world! Or is it...
